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March, 2007
MARCH MAPLE MADNESS – An event to tap your sense of whimsey!
The Bed & Breakfasts Inn Mount Washington Valley (BBIMWV) will host their fourth annual March Maple Madness Tour on Saturday and Sunday, March 24th and 25th in conjunction with the annual Maple Producers weekend. This entertaining weekend is created for visitors and local residents alike and offers elements of fun, education and tasty delights as you go from inn-to-inn.
For the second year proceeds benefit the Bed & Breakfasts Inn Mount Washington Valley Hospitality Scholarship Fund. BBIMWV is a local non-profit organization of innkeepers. One year ago they expanded their mission to include an annual scholarship for a worthy student pursuing a higher education in the hospitality field. The proceeds from this March Maple Madness event will benefit such a student graduated from either Kennett High School or Fryeburg Academy.
Tickets are $15 per person and are valid for both Saturday and Sunday from 11AM to 4PM at participating inns. With your ticket in hand, you will embark on a self-guided tour of local inns, sampling their maple specialties along the way. There will be a wealth of information about ‘sugaring’ at the participating maple sugar houses and the other ‘Maple Country Partners.’
In addition to the fun-filled, informative tour and samplings, March Maple Madness offers the more daring ticket holders the opportunity to compete for hundreds of dollars in prizes. Join in on an equal parts scavenger hunt, trivia game, and White Mountain photo competition. As you travel the tour route you must visit each participating Inn and Maple Country Partner seeking answers to questions, gathering objects and artifacts. The ticket holder who, in the opinion of the panel of judges, best accomplishes every dictate, and so scores the most points, will win the grand prize. Valued at over $400, the prize package includes a $200 certificate good toward a two-night stay at any participating member of Bed & Breakfasts Inn Mount Washington Valley, a supply of maple syrup, a dinner certificate for The Notchland Inn, a horse or carriage ride for two at The Farm By the River and a March Maple Madness basket filled with gifts contributed by the Inns and Maple Country Partners. The runner-up prize is valued at over $200, including a dinner certificate from The Notchland Inn, a Maple surprise and a March Maple Madness gift basket. The official panel of judges has dubious qualifications but their opinion will be final.
Joining the fun this year is BBIMWV newest member, The Cranmore Mountain Lodge. Inns continuing their part in the March Maple Madness tour include: Buttonwood Inn, Cabernet Inn, Covered Bridge House, The Cranmore Inn, The Farm by the River, Mt. Washington B&B, Nereledge Inn, The Notchland Inn, and Spruce Moose Lodge. Visitors staying at any of these locations the weekend of March 24th and 25th will receive March Maple Madness tickets as part of their stay packages, along with breakfast each day and additional enticements ranging from maple candy to a maple-themed 5 course dinner. Visitors and local residents may purchase tickets at any participating Inn the day of the event.
The Maple Country Partners participating will include Josiah Bartlett School Sugar House, Ravenwood Curio Shoppe and the White Mountain Cider Company Restaurant.
To learn more about the March Maple Madness Tour, the scholarship, or the participating inns, visit Bed & Breakfasts Inn Mount Washington Valley on the internet at: www.BBInnsMWV.com
FMI: Les Schoof:
603-373-6131.
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